If you are stranded in Santa Clara and in the mood for steak or seafood, don’t be dissuaded by Birk’s office park setting. The food is excellent and the ambience decent enough.

Refrain from eating for three days before branching here. Start taking a mild statin afterwards.

Great series that ultimately wraps up with a nice bow. Lots of side stories still being published though.

This one of a few colllections of GRRM’s shorter works. Very worth reading. His imagination is vaster than Westeros.

Absolutely loved Neal’s new book. Fun, provocative way to use tech to explore questions about life, religion and human nature.

A gorgeous and imaginative book that you may love even more than your kids.

There’s no way this holds up but it was a staple in my early TV diet.

Discovered this little known public gem today. Gorgeous trails and fields surround barns filled with goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, rabbits, cows and horses. Picnic tables abound in the sun and shade. Never crowded. Very peaceful. Great for kids.

Its laughably trite description massively underplays how good this show is. Expert storytelling, acting and character development make this completely engrossing. Who needs big budgets or even the English language?